Technology
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Robot college
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is Asia’s MIT or Cambridge, determined to be as well-known. Its innovation and robot humanoids prove it worthy of the task.
The man of modem
Thrane & Thrane creates the ultimate communications equipment for everyone from troops in Afghanistan to sailors in the Atlantic. Now information junkies and businessmen are buying its Danish state-of-the-art telecom units.
Park life
Brazil's Santa Catarina state is booming, thanks to its location and skilled labour. Its capital, Florianópolis, is now regarded as one of the country's best places to live and work.
Business
The coffee shop favoured by US troops, Dubai's building bottleneck, and mobile firms reveal their new organic deli.
Business
Eau de Credit Suisse, this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and why Lada lives on.
Film stars
The global camera market has rapidly switched to digital. Last year, Japan produced 94 million digital cameras versus 800,000 film cameras. Yet an army of die-hard fans is keeping the film format alive.
Mix in the right circles
Four enthusiastic Swedes believe the future of music doesn't end with the iPod. Their Pacemaker, a palm-sized DJ system, promises musical discovery, pitch-perfect audio quality and instant party epiphany for music lovers.
On the pulse
Medica is the world’s largest healthcare trade fair. This year 4,360 companies displayed the latest must-haves for the 21st-century doctor from souped-up ambulances to rather too realistic anatomical models
Techno tradition
Kyoto is the traditional home of Japanese artisans who make highly detailed ceramics and perfectly woven silks. That same set of skills has also helped it become the country’s hi-tech heartland.
